Re: Cardiac calcification and scd + portable low carb, no fridge needed food request!

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Isn't red rice yeast illegal? I'm sorry if I missed the discussion on this.

What you want to avoid with carbs is the quick insulin response to a sugar load.

Honey and dried fruits are likely to do this. Apples not as much because the

sugar is combined with the fiber and is not as concentrated as in honey and

dried fruits and fruit juices. Another way to avoid this is to combine the apple

with a little nut butter, as the protein and fat would slow down digestion a

bit. So, yes don't overdo fruits, but a snack of apple with nut butter would be

fine. Fruit juices are easily absorbed sugars, so don't use these.

Interesting reading on this subject is the The Schwarzbein Principle. Note that

her diet plan is not SCD legal and she has a website for personal consultations

(costly). She also advocates for hormone replacement therapy for everyone-

controversial. I'm not advertising for her, but the discussion on metabolism and

cholesterol is interesting, especially the relationship between carbs, insulin,

and cholesterol. Good Calorie/Bad Calorie is a great discussion as well.

Exercise is key here too. If you are not active, even a brisk walk will help.

For low carb snacks I do take a cooler with blue ice. You can freeze hamburger

patties. I pack those with some hard boiled eggs for snacks.

PJ

> I have genetically hight cholesterol. Let me be clear: I have high cholesterol

totally not caused by scd. However, I have now been tested, and it turns out

that there is damage. Cholesterol has calcified in heart blood vessels. The

score they look for in this heart scan is zero-- mine is 438. Not so good. Doing

other tests, etc, however would appreciate food help from this group.

>

> I would love some input on how to do scd with this.

> First off, it was strongly suggested I stop consume no more than 10 grams of

sat fat p d.

> It was strongly suggested that I give up the the regular milk yogurt, which I

was eating a lot. Of course! I did stop eating the regular yogurt, but have not

made a skim milk yogurt, hoping you will have suggestions, as I am not used to

yogurt that is rich, creamy and yum. Have you made a low fat yogurt? Was it ok?

Watery? Please advise.

>

> Heidi,

>

> First, I'm not a doctor. I do have some experience with the high cholesterol

business since my mother had it, AND had coronary artery disease and congestive

heart failure.

>

> You can bet your booties the docs suggested a low-fat diet... but you already

know that your cholesterol issue is not from your food, but is a genetic issue.

I'm sure their response is, " Yes, but why add to the fat your system is already

making? " The point is that if your system has decided that it needs X amount of

cholesterol, it will simply up its cholesterol production to make up for

whatever amount of fat you cut out.

>

> A low-fat diet is what ALL doctors prescribe these days because it is what is

politically correct.

>

> Take a look at http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/cholesterol_myth_1.htm

>

> Also check out http://tinyurl.com/2e5pcy5 for the Weston Price Foundation

view on cholesterol and LOTS of things.

>

> The information on pantethine at http://www.pantethine.net/ is good; ignore

some of the side bars about other stuff. (You do NOT want a diet which tells you

to eat soy protein.) If you are interested in taking pantethine, I recommend

this one: http://www.pantethine.net/herbal-remedies/-/buy-pantethine (Jarrow 450

mg), though I do not buy it from the company in the ad -- you can get it

elsewhere online for less.

>

> You'll do a bunch better keeping your whole milk yogurt and skipping as much

honey and high-carb foods as you can, in my opinion.

>

> Also, if you are interested in heart health, look into CoQ10, aka CoEnzyme

Q10, aka Ubiquinol. (If they stick you on one of the statins, you absolutely

MUST take CoQ10.)

>

> †" Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

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